I need the top metal plate from th 95-99 style mounts, they did not come with the new ones i just bought. i can get them at the junkyard but i have to get to them, without an impact wrench.
i have taken everything off on my own car with exception to the top strut nut with hand tools so that not a big deal. any suggestions for doing this with no power. I do remember something about vise grips but nothing specific.

I believe the 95-99 requires an allen wrench to help take the strut apart. Just get the right size wrench and break them loose while they are on the car.


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Madjack wrote:Like I said before, building an engine like ours (2.2 or 2200) is a painstaking chore , since there is so few custom made parts. It's frustrating to me too, but that's what I like about doing this engine, it's the challenge.

to get the top nut off you just need the right size socket and a pair of channel locks or anything else like that to hold the strut while you take the top off. make sure you have a spring compressor when you take it off if its still on oem springs

most yards (the ones i worked at) will take it off for you and they'll lift it up on the forklift impact gun 3/8 socket the top nuts and bing see yaaaaa they sell both the spring and strut as one

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